Five orphaned bears get a new life in Russia satellite tracking will monitor survival
Bubonitsy (Tver Region, Russia): Today, in the forest of the Tver region of Russia, researchers from IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) and veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo returned five orphaned bear cubs to the wild. Prior to the release, the team performed veterinary checks and tagged the bears […] Read more »
Saving lives in Poonch –RAP to reduce human-wildlife conflict
Human-wildlife conflicts have been significantly reduced in Poonch, a remote district in the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir in India, following the activities undertaken by Dr Shahid Iqbal, an IFS officer, under a Rapid Action Project (RAP) funded by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Using a multi-pronged approach […] Read more »
Trial of Czechs to begin August 25: Court
Darjeeling (West Bengal), August 12, 2008: The trial of the two Czech nationals apprehended for illegal insect collection in Singhalila National Park will begin on August 25, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) said today during a hearing held in Darjeeling. Read more »
Czech ‘insect thieves’ granted ‘interim’ bail
Darjeeling (West Bengal): The two Czech nationals arrested for wildlife offence near Darjeeling on June 22, have been granted ‘interim’ bail till August 12 by the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, UK Nandi. However, as requested by the prosecution, the court has set several conditions to prevent them from […] Read more »
Readying for the floods, CWRC granted authority on animal rescue in Kaziranga NP
Kaziranga (Assam): The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has been granted complete authority on rescue and rehabilitation of flood affected animals, in preparation for the annual monsoon floods in Kaziranga National Park, the park director SN Buragohain said. The CWRC, a joint venture of the Assam Forest Department, […] Read more »
Whale Shark Campaign Leads to 56 Rescues
By Aniruddha Mookerjee Veraval (Gujarat): Three years of a highly successful whale shark campaign today culminated in the government of Gujarat honouring 22 fishing boat owners, who had voluntarily released whale sharks accidentally caught in their nets in the past year. Read more »
Spark of hope for farmers in Assam: Conflict prevention through electric fencing
Kuthori (Assam): An electric fence along the border of Kuthori Village in Assam has successfully reduced instances of crop raiding by wild animals from the adjacent Kaziranga National Park, allowing the villagers to resume cultivation after a hiatus of over three years. Read more »
Elephant calf rescued in Kaziranga; transferred to CWRC
Kaziranga NP (Assam): An abandoned two-month old male elephant calf was rescued from the Agoratoli range of Kaziranga National Park by the forest department staff yesterday. The calf, suspected to have been abandoned due to an injury, was transferred to Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment and […] Read more »
Black buck seized from a villager in Uttar Pradesh
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh): In a joint operation carried out by the Dadri Police in Uttar Pradesh, the People for Animals (PFA) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), a Black buck was seized from a resident of Datavali in Uttar Pradesh. The operation was carried out on Monday, […] Read more »
Two rhinos poached in Kaziranga; one dies after 36 hours of being dehorned
Kaziranga (Assam): Two rhinos, a mother and a calf, were ruthlessly killed this week in Kaziranga National Park. The mother was alive when its horn was removed and struggled for about 36 hours before succumbing to its wounds on Monday. Read more »
